Percussionist

🇺🇸Richard Feynman

Science

1918–1988

"Einstein was a giant. His head was in the clouds, but his feet were on the ground. But those of us who are not that tall have to choose!"

🇮🇳Zakir Hussain (politician)

Politics

1934–2019

"The story of a life so active and creative, so refined and dedicated, so fearless and fulfilled with national recognition, cannot but be a source of light and joy"

🇺🇸Shawn Crahan

Music

b. 1969

"You come into this world a zero, and you leave a zero."

🇺🇸Peter Franken

Science

1928–1999

"It is a fantastic letter. Very understated. He calls it an optical maser, it’s as if a maser was made to run in the optical. No flamboyant phrase, just straightforward science."

🇬🇧Guy Berryman

Music

b. 1978

"I think I've kind of got the best position. I get all the benefits of being in one of the biggest bands in the world and have a certain anonymity as well. So I'm perfectly happy with the situation. source"

🇺🇸Pete Escovedo

Music

b. 1935

"That did it for me, the applause, the vibe…I said, “that’s it man, that’s what I want to do. Forget the art."

🇺🇸Brandon Boyd

Music

b. 1976

"Since when did what we paid for colored cloth gauge our gravity?"

🇺🇸Fred Astaire

Music

1899–1987

"For a guy who had retired ostensibly, your comeback represents the greatest event since Satchel Paige."

🇺🇸Sheila E.

Music

b. 1957

"We’d just sing a lot of things and sometimes slip in a little something here and there…There are no limits, there are no laws, there are no rules, we’re just gonna do whatever."

🇮🇳Zakir Hussain (musician)

Music

1951–2024

"Every time you step out on to the stage, you learn something which helps you grow and be a better communicator. It’s not like you’re the master. You’re always a student."